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Sunset Over Lupset [song version]

by Ian Whiteley

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Sunset Over Lupset (August 1968)

 

Lupset sunsets smelled of bonfires,

undercut with new mown grass,

wild mint by the kitchen window,

treasures in the strawberry patch.

Father sat with pint of shandy,

The mower cooling in the shade,

the rake stowed by the garden shed,

the kids with sparkling lemonade.

 

Sunset over Lupset

August nineteen sixty eight

Sunset ov...

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Sunday 15th December 2024 11:01 am

lupset estate   council estate   childhood   memories   wachefeld   wakefield   summer

Sunset Over Lupset (August 1968)

by Ian Whiteley

entry picture

Sunset Over Lupset (August 1968)

 

Lupset sunsets smelled of bonfires,

undercut with new mown grass,

wild mint by the kitchen window,

treasures in the strawberry patch.

 

Father sat with pint of shandy,

The mower cooling in the shade,

the rake stowed by the garden shed,

the kids with sparkling lemonade.

 

Summer sun dips on the estate

dragging shadows from th...

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Friday 11th May 2018 5:13 pm

council estate   summer   childhood   gardening   family   home

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